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10/11/14: Montreal Canadiens 4 Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO)

Philadelphia ContributionsJ. Voracek – stops Montreal’s clearing attempt along the boards and knocks the puck down to Giroux by the right faceoff circleC. Giroux – sees Raffl going to the slot in a 2-on-1 situation and makes a pass over Beaulieu’s stick to RafflM. Raffl – goes in alone on Price, pulls the puck to his backhand, and flicks it past Price’s glove into the net

Montreal FaultsT. Gilbert – can’t play a puck along the boards in the defensive zone, so it goes to Voracek for a turnover

2nd Flyers Goal (Simmonds), Even

Philadelphia ContributionsM. Del Zotto – gets the puck behind his own net and moves it to B. Schenn moving up the left side boardsB. Schenn – quickly passes the puck up the boards to Simmonds streaking through the neutral zoneW. Simmonds – skates the puck to the top of the left faceoff dot and takes a wrist shot that beats Price’s gloveV. Lecavalier – skates up ice on the right side with Simmonds, making the rush a partial 2-on-1, which keeps Tinordi playing the pass

Montreal FaultsR. Bourque – loses his coverage of Simmonds as they exit the Flyers zone, forcing Tinordi to play Simmonds in a 2-on-1 situation instead of challenging him

Philadelphia ContributionsM. Streit – gets a puck that rebounds off of a blocked shot at the left point and throws it down to Lecavalier at the right side of the netV. Lecavalier – corrals the puck and takes a quick shot on Price that rebounds to the other sideW. Simmonds – gets the rebound and shoots it into the net before Price can stretch across

Montreal FaultsP. Subban – in the penalty box for high-sticking

1st Canadiens Goal (Markov), Even

Montreal ContributionsA. Markov – stops the loose puck at the left point and fires a wrist shot back towards the net that goes over Emery’s shoulderB. Gallagher – helps screen Emery so he never sees Markov’s shot

Philadelphia FaultsN. Schultz – attempts to clear the puck from the crease and sends it to Markov at the left point, then screens Emery in front, and also has Markov’s shot deflect off of his leg on the way in

2nd Canadiens Goal (Plekanec), Even

Montreal ContributionsP. Parenteau – stops L. Schenn’s clearing attempt and fires the puck at the net, creating a reboundT. Plekanec – gets the rebound below the goal line to the right of the net, pulls it above the goal line, and shoots it over a sprawled-out Emery

Philadelphia FaultsL. Schenn – tries desperately to clear a puck from the ground in the slot, but knocks the puck to Parenteau in the high slotV. Lecavalier – doesn’t pay attention to Plekanec sneaking to the right side of the net behind him and can’t reach Plekanec in time for the rebound

3rd Canadiens Goal (Galchenyuk), Even

Montreal ContributionsP. Parenteau – wins a puck battle in the right corner of the Flyers zone on a dump-in, then moves the puck back to Subban at the right pointP. Subban – passes the puck across to the left point for MarkovA. Markov – passes the puck to Plekanec above the right faceoff dotT. Plekanec – one-times Markov’s pass towards the netA. Galchenyuk – redirects Plekanec’s shot past Emery’s right pad

Philadelphia FaultsA. MacDonald – doesn’t maintain a good gap on Plekanec, allowing him to get the cross-ice pass and shoot itN. Schultz – fails to tie up Galchenyuk in front of the net, allowing him to redirect the puck in